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By PAUL WISEMAN - AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — For nearly nine months, the Federal Reserve has relentlessly raised interest rates to try to slow the U.S. job market and bring inflation under…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s employers kept hiring briskly in November despite high inflation and a slow-growing economy — a sign of resilience in the face of the Federal Reserve’s aggressive interest rate hikes.The…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles couple who fled to Europe after being convicted of running a fraud ring that stole $18 million in COVID-19 aid money were returned to the United States to face prison, authorities announced…

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines lifted a ban on the deployment of workers, including maids and construction workers, to Saudi Arabia on Monday after steps were taken to reduce frequent abuses, officials…

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Rishi Sunak ran for Britain's top job and lost. Then he got another shot — and the chance to say “I told you so.”The former U.K. Treasury chief was…

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Rishi Sunak ran for Britain's top job and lost. Now he has another shot — and the chance to say “I told you so.”The former U.K. Treasury chief was…

By KANIS LEUNG and ZEN SOO - Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader on Wednesday unveiled a new visa scheme to woo global talent, as the city seeks to stem a brain drain that is…

By JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Governors of the Inter-American Development Bank have voted to fire its president, Mauricio Claver-Carone, after an ethics probe found he likely carried…

By COLLIN BINKLEY, SEUNG MIN KIM and CHRIS MEGERIAN - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 40 million Americans could see their student loan debt reduced — and in many cases eliminated — under…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia woman has admitted accepting more than $42,000 in paycheck protection loans under a federal COVID-19 assistance program for businesses that were not engaged in substantial…